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Silence When It's All Too Much: VaYidom
Aaron was silent. Today, so am I.
Hinda Eisen Labovitz
Feb 202 min read
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“But... Where’s My Baby?”
Those who have been along this journey know that it has been an incredible blessing and also heart-wrenching to be along this ride with...
Hinda Eisen Labovitz
Dec 23, 20244 min read
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Un'taneh Tokef: Catharsis or Emotional Blackmail?
A version of this article was originally published in the Ohr Kodesh Congregation Bulletin, Divrei Kodesh , October 2024. Each year on...
Hinda Eisen Labovitz
Oct 7, 20247 min read
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To the Freaked-Out Mom on the Playground…
Hi there. It was fun having your kiddo hanging on the swing next to mine. Since your kid is pre-verbal, I know you had fun talking to my...
Hinda Eisen Labovitz
Sep 8, 20243 min read
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What's in the Box?
At the top of my closet, in an unobtrusive but visible place, is a wooden box, about one foot by two feet, about a foot tall with rounded...
Hinda Eisen Labovitz
Aug 20, 20245 min read
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Pulled
I wrote this poem within the year after Ronen died, before we put up his stone, sitting in the grass next to his kever (Hebrew for...
Hinda Eisen Labovitz
Sep 29, 20232 min read
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What Stories Could One Dress Tell?
I bought this dress more than 10 years ago, but I don't remember where. And it's the perfect one piece dress, which looks like two...
Hinda Eisen Labovitz
Sep 21, 20234 min read
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On Ronen's 4th Yahrzeit
On this day in history, 4 years ago on the Gregorian calendar, a little boy snuggled into the crook of my arm and fell asleep. I tried to...
Hinda Eisen Labovitz
Sep 16, 20232 min read
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